Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballycannon, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycannon
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.68272, -7.39036
- SMR number
- KK013-083----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In flat terrain at the W edge of a roughly N-S river valley, with the river gorge running E-W c. 30m S of the monument, in reclaimed grassland. There are good views in all directions. A roughly circular (diam. c. 35m)raised area (H c. 1.7m) enclosed by a very broad deep fosse (Wth 5-8m; D 1m) in the N, E and W sectors, with a steep drop (H c. 4m) to the river gorge at the S. The interior is dished towards the centre, gradually inclining by c. 0.5m.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 30 March 2020
Nearby in the register
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.